Global Matters

Visa celebrates women in business and sports while Visa employees are recognized for blazing a trail in payments

January 30, 2020, 4:03 PM Eastern Time

Visa’s ongoing investment in gender equality continues to gain speed, helping to narrow a gender gap so wide the World Economic Forum says it will take 108 years to close. We can’t wait that long.

Visa signed the White House’s Equal Pay Pledge to help close the U.S. gender wage gap and we will have equal pay by end of 2020. The first-ever Visa Everywhere Initiative, Women's Global Edition, launched last March to support female founders who are solving critical business and social challenges. Monique Ntumngia, founder of Green Girls Organization in Cameroon, won the social impact challenge for her effort to train women and girls in rural Africa on renewable energy. She was awarded a $100,000 grand prize.

Women at Visa are also blazing a trail for new generations, designing payment products with women in mind and making an impact at all stages of their career. And people are noticing. Five Visa employees have been recognized by Women in Payments this year for their groundbreaking work to push the limits of what’s possible in the world of payments. Award winners will be announced at an awards dinner on February 10. Here is a full list of the nominees: